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Link: Dropping Their Guard →

It is too early to tell whether Apple has loosened up or letting things slip through the cracks. The iPhone 4S, the only product to come post-Jobs, is built off of a strong predecessor. Apple still has solid supply chain management, a great foothold in the apps/music industry, and is dominating the tablet marketshare. This is the Apple we all know and expect. The real question here is — what do we do when Apple fails our expectations? Continue reading

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Weekly Download #16: Steve Jobs, Google+, Netflix, iPhone 4S, Digital Traffic, Facebook, Nuance and Swype, 3D Mario

We begin with a celebration of Steve Jobs and try to remind ourselves and listeners of what “he may have wanted.” Then, we discuss various topics including: Google+’s managements curious absence from their own social network; Netflix reneging on Qwikster; … Continue reading

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Link: Google and Samsung cancel Ice Cream Sandwich Launch →

It’s a great gesture, but it does contrast with Apple’s continued push to get the iPhone 4S into consumers’ hands.

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Hungry and Foolish

A small tribute to Steve Jobs, who has passed away at 56. Continue reading

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Link: “Steve Jobs” on Amazon →

The pre-orders for the official Steve Jobs biography are up 41,700% and counting.

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Link: Steve Jobs (1955 – 2011) →

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.

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Link: Tim Cook as Steve Jobs’ Replacement →

Arnold Kim, MacRumors: The general consensus, of course, is that it’s simply not realistic to expect any one person to replace Steve Jobs. From the same 2008 Fortune article, they point out that Cook will simply need people around him … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #10: Steve Jobs Steps Down

On this special edition (patch) of Weekly Download, Tarun and Chris talk about the resignation of Steve Jobs and his new position as Chairman of the Board. Is Apple doomed in the next few years? Who is Tim Cook? Tarun … Continue reading

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A New Era

Tarun thinks Apple isn’t doomed and Steve Jobs’ legacy will continue to live on for the next few years. Continue reading

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Link: The Most Promising Tech CEO Since “Steve Jobs” →

Steve Milunovich, an analyst for Merrill Lynch: The auto industry might change more in the next 10 years than the last 100. Electric vehicles represent a new category that Tesla could lead given that new entrants tend to win when … Continue reading

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Weekly Download #6: MacBook Airs, Replacing Steve Jobs, 3D Tech, Google+, Sprint, Politics

If you want to get to the meaty stuff, you’ll want to skip the first 5 minutes–Tarun did not know that a certain food-service company went public, so his mind was blown. We discuss the new MacBook Airs; who could … Continue reading

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Link: No Drama Replacement →

John Gruber: Everyone wants this to be an interesting story, but it’s not. There is no intrigue. If Jobs steps down in the foreseeable future his replacement will almost certainly be Tim Cook. Boring, but true. I like the thoughts … Continue reading

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